order; command; directions; instructions
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
change; alteration; modification
direct control; direct supervision
at a loss for words; stumped for words
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to crack; to develop a crack
to stay (at); to stop (at)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to become vulgar; to coarsen
face; looks; vestiges; trace
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
center; centre; metropolis
doing whatever one pleases
neighbouring house; neighboring house
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to get slightly dirty (all over)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
back street; back alley; slums
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
business; trade; operations; sales
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
entreaty; supplication; petition
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)